The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_3_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

"
Amidase signature (AS) domain
".

Functional Families

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FunFam 14: Glutamyl-tRNA(Gln) amidotransferase subunit A, chl...

There are 1 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
Glutaminyl-tRNA synthase (glutamine-hydrolyzing). [EC: 6.3.5.7]
ATP + L-glutamyl-tRNA(Gln) + L-glutamine = ADP + phosphate + L-glutaminyl-tRNA(Gln) + L-glutamate.
  • In systems lacking discernible glutamine--tRNA ligase (EC 6.1.1.18), glutaminyl-tRNA(Gln) is formed by a two-enzyme system.
  • In the first step, a nondiscriminating ligase (EC 6.1.1.24) mischarges tRNA(Gln) with glutamate, forming glutamyl-tRNA(Gln).
  • The glutamyl-tRNA(Gln) is not used in protein synthesis until the present enzyme converts it into glutaminyl-tRNA(Gln) (glutamyl- tRNA(Glu) is not a substrate for this enzyme).
  • A glutaminase subunit (cf. EC 3.5.1.2) produces an ammonia molecule that is transferred by a 30 A tunnel to a synthase subunit, where it is ligated to the carboxy group that has been activated by phosphorylation.
  • Some bacterial GatCAB complexes also has the activity of EC 6.3.5.6.
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